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About John Alexander Dowie
John Alexander Dowie (25 May 1847 – 9 March 1907) was a Scottish evangelist and faith healer who ministered in Australia and the United States. He founded the city of Zion, Illinois, and the Christian Catholic Apostolic Church. He was an eloquent speaker.
John Alexander Dowie, born in 1847, claimed divine inspiration, believing himself to be the second Elijah. In 1901 he founded Zion City, a Christian Community, where Dowie "would allow no liquor, pork, tobacco, or drugstores." Calling itself a theocracy, Zion City maintained a well-disciplined community. Dowie believed this movement would usher in the millennium. It was claimed that he performed hundreds of miraculous cures. The devotion and enthusiasm of his followers were unbounded. Money flowed in freely. Like Mrs. White and Mrs. Eddy, he was dogmatic and arbitrary. His word was law. He required an austere religious life.
- https://www.nonegw.org/egw32.shtml
- Residence: EdinburghEdinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland - 1847
- Reference: MyHeritage Family Trees - SmartCopy: Jan 18 2017, 2:53:42 UTC
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John Alexander Dowie's Timeline
| 1847 |
May 25, 1847
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St Andrews Parish, Edinburgh, Midlothian, Scotland, United Kingdom
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| 1877 |
1877
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South Australia, Australia
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1879
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South Australia, Australia
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1881
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South Australia, Australia
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| 1883 |
1883
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Alma Plains, South Australia, Australia
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| 1907 |
March 9, 1907
Age 59
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Zion, Lake County, Illinois, United States
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Lake Mound, Zion, Lake County, Illinois, United States
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